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Friday, April 25th, 9:25pm PDT
Hawaii Buoys Swell Wind Temp
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE
 
6.9 ft 8 sec 117° 8-10 kt 230° 76.5 °F
NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO
 
6.6 ft 7 sec 156° 8-10 kt 240° 76.3 °F
NORTHERN HAWAII ONE
 
5.6 ft 7 sec 125° 12-16 kt 120° 76.8 °F
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
 
4.3 ft 7 sec 75° --- --- 74.5 °F
WHOTS
 
--- --- --- 12 kt 140° 77.4 °F
Waimea Bay, HI
 
2.6 ft 8 sec 29° --- --- 78.8 °F
Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
 
4.3 ft 8 sec 55° --- --- 77.2 °F
Kaneohe Bay, HI
 
3.9 ft 7 sec 73° --- --- 77.4 °F
Mokapu Point, HI
 
4.9 ft 7 sec 77° --- --- 77.9 °F
Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
 
4.3 ft 12 sec 175° --- --- 79.0 °F
Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
 
3.9 ft 17 sec 166° --- --- 79.3 °F
Pauwela, Maui, HI
 
5.2 ft 7 sec 88° --- --- 77.4 °F
Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
 
3.6 ft 11 sec 188° --- --- 79.2 °F
SOUTHEAST HAWAII
 
6.9 ft 8 sec 109° 14-17 kt 80° 77.5 °F
SOUTHWEST HAWAII
 
6.6 ft 9 sec 118° 14-16 kt 90° 78.4 °F
Tanapag, Saipan, NMI
 
4.3 ft 13 sec --- --- 84.4 °F
Ritidian Point, Guam
 
4.9 ft 13 sec 11° --- --- 84.6 °F
Ipan, Guam
 
4.6 ft 6 sec 101° --- --- 84.0 °F
Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau
 
3.0 ft 10 sec 71° --- --- 86.0 °F
North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia
 
5.9 ft 15 sec 351° --- --- 84.9 °F
UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA
 
4.6 ft 10 sec 122° --- --- 84.6 °F
King-Poloa, American Samoa
 
4.6 ft 10 sec 56° --- --- 85.6 °F
Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 

NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51001)

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NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO (NOAA 51101)

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NORTHERN HAWAII ONE (NOAA 51000)

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Hanalei, Kauai (CDIP 202)

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WESTERN HAWAII (NOAA 51003)

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Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP
 
Hanalei buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP
 
 Kauai Wind Observations
Lower Limahuli--
Common Ground--
Moloaa DairySE(140°)5-15 kt4:45 pm  Fri 4/25
Hanamaulu--
LihueS(190°)11 kt5:00 pm  Fri 4/25
Nawiliwili NosS(180°)5-10 kt5:24 pm  Fri 4/25
PoipuSSW(200°)5-8 kt5:00 pm  Fri 4/25
Lawai Ntbg--
Port AllenSSE(160°)9-12 kt5:00 pm  Fri 4/25
Makaha RidgeS(170°)3-13 kt5:11 pm  Fri 4/25
ManaS(170°)4-10 kt5:34 pm  Fri 4/25
Barking SandsS(170°)11-21 kt5:00 pm  Fri 4/25
Puu LuaE(80°)4-14 kt5:35 pm  Fri 4/25
Puu OpaeSSE(160°)7-13 kt5:34 pm  Fri 4/25
Waimea HeightsSSE(150°)4-11 kt5:35 pm  Fri 4/25

Wind observations courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Hanalei tide chart


Waimea Bay Kauai tide chart
Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina
 
Big Island cloud cover
Satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
 
FZHW50 PHFO 260135 CWFHFO Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service Honolulu HI 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 Hawaiian coastal waters within 40 nautical miles including the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025 .Synopsis for Hawaiian coastal waters... Moderate to locally fresh southeast winds today will become light and variable over the weekend as low pressure northeast of the Islands slowly weakens and shifts northward. Light flow will continue through Tuesday. Possible thunderstorms near Kauai through tomorrow morning.




Kauai Northwest Waters- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025

TONIGHT
South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers.

SATURDAY
South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming northeast 7 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY
East winds 7 to 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Kauai Windward Waters- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025

TONIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. Isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east 7 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

WEDNESDAY
East winds to 10 knots, rising to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Scattered showers in the morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon. Scattered showers through the day.




Kauai Leeward Waters- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025

TONIGHT
South southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers.

SATURDAY
South southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 16 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms with isolated showers in the morning. Scattered showers in the afternoon.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southwest winds 7 to 10 knots in the evening, becoming variable less than 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 14 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 13 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 12 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
East northeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east southeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers .

WEDNESDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.




Kauai Channel- 335 PM HST Fri Apr 25 2025

TONIGHT
Southeast winds 7 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY
East southeast winds 7 to 10 knots, veering to south in the afternoon. Seas to 5 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Hazy. Isolated showers in the evening. Scattered showers after midnight.

SUNDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

MONDAY NIGHT
Winds variable less than 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Hazy. Scattered showers.

TUESDAY
Winds variable less than 10 knots, becoming east northeast 7 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Hazy. Scattered showers .

WEDNESDAY
East northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 16 seconds. Isolated showers.




Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service
 
Wetsand Hawaii 7-day forecast
Surfline Kauai North 3-day forecast
Kauai South 3-day forecast
Magic Seaweed Hanalei Bay 10-day forecast
Long-range surf forecasts provided by Wetsand, Surfline and Magicseaweed